INDIANAPOLIS, June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) today announced it will present 13 abstracts on two late-stage investigational medicines from its diabetes pipeline at the 73 rd American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions ® in ChicagoJune 21-25.

Lilly will share information including, but not limited to, efficacy and safety data for investigational compounds from two different classes of diabetes medicines. This research, which demonstrates the company's commitment to the everyday needs of people with diabetes, includes:

Dulaglutide: The company will disclose efficacy and safety results, as well as health outcomes findings, from three Phase III clinical trials for its investigational, long-acting glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist, dulaglutide.

These data are among the 71 presentations representing Lilly's research – thirty-four of which will be presented by Boehringer Ingelheim on behalf of the Boehringer Ingelheim-Lilly Diabetes alliance.

Lilly's pipeline comprises more than a dozen potential new medicines for the treatment of diabetes and its related conditions, encompassing both large and small molecules, and targeting a variety of mechanisms.

Dulaglutide Data

A total of seven dulaglutide abstracts will be presented at the meeting, three of which will be given as oral presentations. These presentations are as follows:

The six abstracts to be presented for LY2605541 include additional analyses of data from Phase II clinical trials in people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Details for the presentations are as follows:

Approximately 25.8 million Americans[1] and an estimated 371 million people worldwide[2] have type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is the most common type, and can account for more than 95 percent of all diabetes cases in some countries.[3] Diabetes is a chronic condition that occurs when the body either does not properly produce, or use, the hormone insulin.[4] Diabetes was estimated to cost the U.S. $245 billion in direct medical costs and reduced productivity in 2012.[5]

About Lilly Diabetes

Lilly has been a global leader in diabetes care since 1923, when we introduced the world's first commercial insulin. Today we work to meet the diverse needs of people with diabetes through research and collaboration, a broad and growing product portfolio and our continued commitment to providing real solutions — from medicines to support programs and more — to make lives better. For more information, visit www.lillydiabetes.com.

About Eli Lilly and Company

Lilly, a leading innovation-driven corporation, is developing a growing portfolio of pharmaceutical products by applying the latest research from its own worldwide laboratories and from collaborations with eminent scientific organizations. Headquartered in Indianapolis, IN, Lilly provides answers — through medicines and information — for some of the world's most urgent medical needs. Additional information about Lilly is available at www.lilly.com.